When you think of a wizard, you probably think of an old man in long robes, probably with a long white beard and maybe a pointy hat.

However, according to Larisa Grollemond, while wizards aren't real, this image of what one looks like is rooted in history.

Grollemond is a medievalist and the assistant curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles who spoke with The Show about  the history of the wizard robe.

Tristan Bravinder

Larisa Grollemond

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